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A credit investor’s perspective on inflation, fiscal policy, and AI Paul Skinner, Investment Director, and Connor Fitzgerald, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. explore the forces shaping the economic landscape today, from the inflation outlook and the evolving role of fiscal policy, to the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on markets and corporate behaviour. Connor shares his perspective on where opportunities and risks are emerging across fixed income and what it all means for investors positioning their portfolios in an uncertain environment. By The Iran war is changing the bond playbook Regional wars, inflation, and shifting fiscal priorities are creating new challenges for the bond market. Fixed income portfolio manager Brij Khurana explains why investors may need to look beyond traditional core bond markets for opportunities. By Optimizing a small-cap allocation: Why the building blocks matter Small-cap implementation matters. Explore how blending quant breadth with disciplined fundamental research can improve resilience. By Monthly Market Review — April 2026 A monthly update on equity, fixed income, currency, and commodity markets. By Chart in Focus: Inflation upends typical correlations Fixed income expert Noah Atlas highlights how higher inflation expectations are disrupting stock-bond diversification and influencing portfolio construction. By An insurer’s guide to the public/private credit convergence Our experts explain why insurers are increasingly focusing on integrated public and private investment-grade credit strategies and highlight potential benefits and practical considerations. By Chart in Focus: Gold and oil, beyond the basket Our experts explore how investors can rethink diversification, inflation hedging, and portfolio roles beyond a single commodities trade. By The IPO market inflection Our late-stage private market experts explore how a small cohort of scaled, AI-driven IPOs could reshape distributions, public-market structure, and exit decisions across the venture ecosystem. Multiple authors Funded status gains and asset allocation questions: An update on the corporate DB landscape Members of our LDI Team share key takeaways from their latest analysis of US corporate pensions' funded status, derisking/rerisking activity, and ROA assumptions. By The convergence of public and private markets – a three-part full-picture perspective In part one of our new series on public and private market convergence, we explore how companies and issuers are navigating a broader set of capital tools across equity and debt, reshaping funding, liquidity, and financing strategy. Multiple authors Asset Allocation Outlook How to evolve your portfolio for the latest market conditions? Explore the latest monthly snapshot of Wellington Solutions' asset class views. Multiple authors How AI, stagflation risks and private credit are reshaping credit opportunities Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Mahmoud El-Shaer sees three key forces shaping credit markets: stagflation risks, AI and increased scrutiny of private credit. While these developments are tightening financial conditions and increasing uncertainty, they may also be starting to reopen a more attractive opportunity set after a period of historically tight valuations. By Top of Mind: Next-generation diversifiers for a changing market landscape Multi-Asset Strategist Adam makes a case for a set of “next-generation diversifiers” — asset classes that may help protect portfolios against equity downside and other risks in the market environment investors are likely to face in coming years. By Mythos, power, and the state of artificial intelligence Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha analyzes Anthropic’s Mythos as a national-security inflection point, shifting AI from economic tool to strategic infrastructure and state power. By Focus on flexibility, selectivity, and income Explore key asset allocation insights for insurers, including views on fixed income, equities, an